Cardiff Blitz - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cardiff Blitz (Welsh: Blitz Caerdydd); refers to the bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II. Between 1940 and the final raid on the city in March 1944 approximately 2,100 bombs fell, killing 355 people.
BBC - Wales History: The Cardiff Blitz
WEBJul 1, 2011 · Cardiff's worst night was 2 January 1941 when a fleet of over 100 German planes droned in across the Severn Estuary. There was a full moon that night - a...
Cardiff's 'worst night' of Blitz remembered 70 years on - BBC
WEBJan 2, 2011 · It is 70 years since the worst night of the Blitz for civilians in Cardiff - when a bombing raid saw more than 150 killed. The toll on the night of 2 January 1941 also saw 427 more injured,...
75 years since Cardiff's 'worst night' of the blitz - BBC News
WEBJan 2, 2016 · 75 years since Cardiff's 'worst night' of the blitz - BBC News. 2 January 2016. As Cardiff prepares to mark 75 years since the city suffered its worst night of bombing of World War Two, we...
Remembering Cardiff's worst World War Two Blitz 75 years on
WEBJan 4, 2016 · Seventy five years after Cardiff saw its worst night of bombing during World War Two, survivors families relive the evening the German Luftwaffe dropped around 100 bombs on the city.
The night a Cardiff bombing raid left 'everything in chaos' - BBC
WEBJan 4, 2016 · Survivors relive the time 100 bombs were dropped on Cardiff in the worst night of bombing to hit the city during World War Two.
How the bombed streets of Cardiff looked in World War Two
WEBFeb 18, 2019 · The raid which hit the cathedral was part of a wider blitz on the city which left 167 people dead in one night. The German Luftwaffe dropped around 100 bombs and 350 homes were destroyed. The...
Cardiff Blitz 1941 - llandaffcathedral.org.uk
WEBOn 2nd January 1941 it was the turn of Cardiff to suffer its heaviest raid of the war, leading to the loss of 165 people, with a further 427 seriously injured. Early in the raid parachute landmines fell on Llandaff.
Growing Up In Cardiff: A Wartime Childhood - Historic UK
WEBJul 14, 2023 · In September 1940 the Blitz arrived in Cardiff, close to Inverness Place, with bomb damage inflicted on the corner of Angus Street and Albany Road, Roath. Much worse was to follow.
The Blitz Around Britain - World War 2 | Imperial War Museums
WEBBeginning in September 1940, the Blitz was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the Luftwaffe against British cities. Over a period of nine months, over 43,500 civilians were killed in the raids, which focused on major cities and industrial centres. Discover 15 powerful photos of The Blitz.